"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.